(ix) One should prolong the duration of taking a meal.

(ix) One should prolong the duration of taking a meal. (x) One should chew the food thoroughly. (xi) After taking one's meal one should praise and thank Allah. (xii) One should lick one's fingers clean after taking food. (xiii) One should use a toothpick after taking a meal. However, the toothpick should not be made of sweet basil (a fragrant grass) or the leaves of date-palm. (xiv) One should collect and eat the food which is scattered on the dining cloth.

However, if one takes meal in an open place, like a desert etc, it is better to leave the food which has fallen aside, so that it may be eaten by the animals and the birds. (xv) One should take one's meal in the…